Couargues
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couargues (INSEE 18074) is in Cher (18), part of CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. Population 194 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 11.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 15,809 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 197 (2012) → 194 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 207 (1990) → 194 (2023): -6.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 166, of which 13.3 % second homes and 25.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouilly-sur-Loire): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouilly-sur-Loire): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Pouilly-sur-Loire): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Satur): 8.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pouilly-sur-Loire): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THAUVENAY_SA weather station, 5.7 km away at 195 m; the village itself is at 152 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THAUVENAY_SA, 5.7 km away at 195 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 852 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at THAUVENAY, 5.3 km away at 158 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
17 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 100,000 € — 1,114 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18233
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentillac-Saint-Blaise | 46 | 305 km S | 191 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein | 64 | 528 km SW | 193 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Glamondans | 25 | 253 km E | 195 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisonnisses | 23 | 156 km SW | 176 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitry-lès-Nogent | 52 | 198 km NE | 205 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorey-sous-Charny | 21 | 115 km E | 196 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorey-sous-Charny | 21 | 115 km E | 196 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maisonnisses | 23 | 156 km SW | 176 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitry-lès-Nogent | 52 | 198 km NE | 205 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glamondans | 25 | 253 km E | 195 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lentillac-Saint-Blaise | 46 | 305 km S | 191 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein | 64 | 528 km SW | 193 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Couargues's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trévillach | 66 | 509 km S | 201 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petit-Mesnil | 10 | 172 km NE | 203 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aprey | 52 | 181 km E | 187 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trannes | 10 | 168 km NE | 194 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Relanges | 88 | 249 km NE | 189 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fosse-Corduan | 10 | 140 km N | 213 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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